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END CONSTRUCTION FOR RAILWAY CARS Patented Mar. 9, 1926.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HARRY T. ANDERSON, 0F BUTLER, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR T0 STANDARD STEEL 7 CAR COMPANY, OF PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION OF PENNSYL- V NIA.

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npplication filed May 20, 1924.. Serial No. 714,657.

1 '0 all whom it may co'lwcm:

Be it known that I, HARRY T. ANnnasoN, a citizen of the United States, a resident of Butler, in the county of Butler and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and use tul Improvement in End Constructions for Railway Cars; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

My invention relates to end'constructiont for railway cars, and particularly to means for supporting the end walls of cars.

One object of my invention is to provide a supporting structure for the end walls of cars, having greater strength than those heretofore commonly employed, and at the same time eliminating parts heretofore thought to be necessary for the proper support of the car ends.

Another object of my invention is to simplily and improve generally the end structures of railway cars.

One form which my invention may take is shown in the accompanying drawing wherein Fig. 1 is a view, in elevation, or car end to which my invention is applied; Fig. 2 is a View taken on the line 22, 01'' Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a View, on an enlarged scale, taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is a view, on an enlarged scale, taken on the line 1t, of Fig. 1; and Fig. 5' is a view taken on the line 55 of Fig. 1.

The structure shown in the drawing i11- cludes an end wall 6 which may be of somewhat the usual form, a sill 7- and a striking plate 8.

The end wall 6 is supported at its corners by the usual angles 9 and intermediate its corners by diagonalbraces 10, the lower ends of which are secured to vertically disposed Z bars 11 by means oi gusset plates 12, which are riveted or bolted to said bars 10 and 11.

The lower ends of the 2 bars 11, instead of terminating at a point adjacent to the gusset plates 12, extend downwardly behind the striking plate 8 and have their inner flanges 13 riveted thereto, the striking plate 8 being in turn riveted to the sill 7, as shown more clearly in Fig. 5.

The car end is provided adjacent to its upper edge with another plate 14 having a flange to which bracket members 15 are secured. The upper ends of the webs of the Z-bars 11 are secured as shown more clearly in Fig. 41-. p I

i The lower ends of the Z bars 11 are firmly held, by the sill 7 and the striking plate 8, against movement longitudinally of the car, and the end wall 6 is therefore held against bulging under the weight of the contents within the car. By securing the lower ends of these bars 11 in the manner described, any angles or end sills heretofore thought necessary for properly anchoring said'lower ends, are dispensed with, and a firmer support is provided than in the older forms.

The usual door 17 is provided, it being supported upon a bracket 18 (Fig. 4) that is secured, through plate 19, to one flange ot the Z bar 11. y

While 1 have shown the bars 11 0f Z form, it will be apparent that they may be of chan-' nel or anyother desired section, and that various changes may be made in the construction above described without departing from the spirit and scope as defined in the accompanying claims.

I claim as my invention:

1. The combination with a railway. car provided with an end wall and a striking plate, of vertical braces extending from a point adjacent to the upper edge of said wall to the lower edge thereof and termi nating behind said striking plate, and diagonal braces extending from a point adjacent to the'upper corners of said wall to a point adjacent to the lower edge of said wall, the lower ends of said diagonal braces being secured to the vertical braces.

2. The combination with a railway car provided with an end wall having a door openlng therennot vertical brace members disposed to eitherside of said opening, a diagonal brace member at each side of the ver- HARRY T. ANDERSON. 

